Get an Aadhaar card now

NEW DELHI: With the government making Aadhaar Card (unique identification card)
mandatory in procuring LPG connections, issuing passports, sale or
purchase of houses, opening a PF account or withdrawing your provident
fund, opening a bank account, etc, the queue of people waiting to lay
their hands on the card seems to be getting longer and longer.Here's a ready reckoner on how to get the card:

# Aadhaar card enrollment is free and you need to enroll only once as an individual is entitled for only one card.

# You can go to any authorized Aadhaar enrollment center anywhere in India with your identity and address proof.

# Photo ID cards
like PAN card and government ID cards are permissible for identity
proof. Address proof documents also include water - electricity -
telephone bills from the last three months.

# In case you do not
have above mentioned proofs, certificate of identify having photo issued
by Gazetted Officer/Tehsildar on letterhead is also accepted as proof of identity.

#
Certificate of address having photo issued by MP or MLA /Gazetted
Officer/Tehsildar on letterhead or by Village Panchayat head or its
equivalent authority (for rural areas) is accepted as valid proof of
address.

# If someone in your family does not have individual
valid documents, the resident can still enrol if his/her name exists in
family entitlement document.

# Where there are no documents
available, residents may also take the help of 'Introducers' at the
enrolment centre. The Introducers are notified by the registrar.

# At the enrollment center, your photo, finger-prints and iris scan will also be taken as a part of the enrollment.

# You need to enrol only once. Enrolling again is a waste of your time as you will get only one Aadhaar number.

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Based on the information provided, your details will be verified and If
the application is successful, an Aadhaar number will be generated and
mailed to your address.

# The waiting time for Aadhaar may vary from 60-90 days after receipt of resident data packets.

# Click here for the list of documents that can be submitted as proof of identity and address.

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After enrolment, quality checks are done by the enrolment centre
supervisors, followed by correction process (where required) and data
packet consolidation.

# Subsequently, the Enrolment Agency sends
the data to UIDAI data centre. The data undergoes various stages of
screening and validations in CIDR. This ensures that the source of data
is authenticated besides ensuring that no duplicate exists.

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Apart from that the operator/supervisor/introducer/enrolment agency and
registrar, information in each packet is also validated. Only after
passing the data quality checks and other validations, the packet goes
for de-duplication and Aadhaar gets generated.

# In case of any
errors, the packet goes on hold. For example, if the particulars of the
operator who enrolled the resident are found to be inconsistent with
database or there is a mismatch observed in photo and age/gender (e.g. a
child's photo with age mentioned as 50 years), then the packet is held
for further enquiry.

# Corrective actions are taken on such
packets, wherever possible, else a rejection letter guiding resident to
re-enroll is dispatched to the resident.

# India Post
is entrusted with the responsibility of printing and delivery of
Aadhaar letters. Depending on backlog for generation, location of
delivery etc.

# India Post may ordinarily take 3-5 weeks to print and deliver Aadhaar letters to the residents.

Benefits of an Aadhar card

#
The unique identification or Aadhaar project would result in saving of
about Rs 110,000 crore by 2020 (around 58 per cent of expenditure of
major public welfare schemes), a Planning Commission study released
said.

# By providing a clear proof of identity, Aadhaar will
empower the underprivileged residents in accessing services such as the
formal banking system and give them the opportunity to easily avail
various other services provided by the government and the private
sector. (With inputs from http://uidai.gov.in/aadhaar.html)